India - Crops damaged due to severe cold and frost
16.01.2017 247 views
Crops of gram, onion, wheat and potato were badly damaged due to cold and frost. Leader of Opposition in Ujjain Municipal Corporation Rajendra Vashishtha surveyed 131 villages and met farmers leaders on Sunday. He claimed that almost 70 to 80% crop of gram and potato had been damaged by frost.
According to Vashishtha, crop in Hameerkhedi, Takwasa, Tankariya, Pingleshwar, Harsodan Pipliya, Surjanwasa, Kesoni and other villages have been affected. He said that the issue will be raised with the administration and adequate compensation will be provided to farmers for crop damage.
Parmanand Verma, Ganesh Paregi, Jawahar Malviya, Sudhir Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bane Singh Darbar and Narendra Kachhwah were also present. Vashishtha further said that earlier farmers received nominal compensation against crop insurance but this time Congress will fight for the farmers and demand appropriate proceed of insurance.
Source - http://www.freepressjournal.in
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